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(43) Date of publication: 02.09.2020 Bulletin 2020/36 (21) Application number: 18793092.0 (22) Date of filing: 01.10.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F03G 7/00(2006.01) F02G 1/043(2006.01) B64G 1/42(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/053734 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/083691 (02.05.2019 Gazette 2019/18)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 27.10.2017 US 201715795657 (71) Applicant: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Falls Church, VA 22042-4511 (US)	(72) Inventor: PETACH, Michael, B. Redondo Beach, CA 90277 (US) (74) Representative: CSY Herts  Helios Court 1 Bishop Square Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9NE Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9NE (GB)